Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-12-23
we mean subst ,uting il m stock feed

Is fed TO hens goes 10 mems stomachs
nearly rs surely az il il were ground
and made into bread. But generally
speak ny wheat j. the grain best
adapted to use for human food, and
should he used exclusively for that.
1t is pretty certa that less corn bread
is eaten anywhere in this country than
there was few years ago The cheap
ness of wheat has caused its substtu-
ton for corn, rye and other grain.
This also is true in other parts OF the
world. especially in India, where rice
has heretofore been the staple fool of
the poor When Indian ryots get to
eating wheaton bread in place of rice,
that country will have taken an i'm
porlant step in adopting European or
American civ lzation.
ovERsHIRTs FOR STABLE UsE.
A correspondent of the Indiana Far
mer writes: LET every lady whose
husband. Brother or sons have the care
of horses. see that each one is prov ded
with two suitable overshirts OF light
bedtcking. calico or other goods.
These should be kept handy at the sta
bic and after use left there. The
grooms can then go to meals with no
horse odor or stable faint about his
clothes. and no loose hairs To be living
around. Many farmers are practising
this plan. and 10 my certain know-
edge with perfect satisfaction. They
say. aside from any horse odor. the
sense OF wearing clothes not permeat-
ed with filthy horse dIst is worth more
than all the expense and time Of slip.
ping on and off their oversh rls An
other advantage in the wear If cloth
ing. The q rt er it becomes aud the
more il has to bc washed. the sooner it
wears ont. The extra wear of clothes
will cost more than the overshrts
There are many other kinds of work
! for which such shirts are especially
adapted. One OF the best hands
ever employed was the most particular
about keeping his clothes clean.
LIGHT-COLORED DRAIN TILE
Whenever there is ron mixed with
clay. tile or brick made from II will
turn red by burning. Th = color j.
really rust, which the iron changes .ntp
when water in contact with II j.
evaporated. Farmers used to red tile
or brick are naturally prejudiced
against these OF lighter color. Yet 4
these last are thoroughly burned they
are as tough and durable a. any others.
| In M Milwaukee. Wis. the absence Of
iron in clay gives To the brick buildings
OF that city a singular crean-c olored
| appearance. Years ago when laying
! tile we found occas Quail specimens Of
! light color. but seemingly hard as the
! others. At first these were looked up
on as suspicious. aud only used at the
outlets OF drains, where their dur
ability could be watched. OF cour,r
they Clipped off b. freezing when vel.
as any tile does. but they stood the test
as we'll as any others. Certainly tho
cream-colored br ok of Milwaukee,
though in a high northern latitude.
where it has to endure severe cold IN
/ Winter. is durable enough. On the
whole it is doubtful whether color
alone is any test of the value Of tile.
QUARRELsoME BULLS
The ed tor of the London Stock Jour
nal writes as follows: An American
contemporary has just reported n fight
between n Shorthorn bull and Clydes-
| dale stallion. and expresses some sur
prise that the latter got the worst of it,
being in fact. killed on the spot. Such
encounters are. unfortunately. bv no
means unknown in England. Thrice
have | known such quarrels to take
place. and in each place the bull has
come of victor 1t is by no means un-
common for colts in the heydey Of
youth TO chase cattle. which flee before
them, the colts biting their hooks and
headquarters as they run. 4 bull
horned one at all events. will not run.
and charges at the horse broadside with
only too fatal thrust. Having once
come off best the bull will when out
of temper. attack inollensive horses
when grazing quietly. | recolloct a
man riding up on horseback to talk to
his plowman. who was working a bull
and an OK in the pillow. The rider was
sitting sill on his horse. and the pillow
moving toward him was stopped for
the noont me. The bull (wh ch was
perfectly quiet among mem as soon as
loosee from the plow charged the
horse, and with one thrust caused the
bowels TO gush out And then be
walked quietly TO the sta ble with his
companion OK. II = not all right to
leave II bull in the pasture where
horses are. Sooner or later there IS
almost certain 10 be quarrel. aud
although q bone broken may be the re-
suit to the bull from kick, the more
common result is deadly wound in